Toontrack has announced the release of a new expansion for its EZbass virtual bass instrument, bringing sounds that radiate with vintage charm but with every bit of modern edge intact.
Featuring custom MIDI and presets as well as a bass that can muster the entire range from vintage thud and thump to razor-sharp high fidelity, the Funk Fusion EBX takes you right to the crossroads where the addictive groove of classic funk intersects with the intricacy of modern-day fusion.
This EBX for EZbass was built around the idea of providing the ultimate instrument to bridge the gap between two genres in which the bass has been the rhythmic backbone since day one: funk and fusion. The bass in question is a flawlessly luthier-built current-era instrument designed to offer the highest standard of sound, dynamics and tonal depth. Needing the ability to handle the subtleties of jazz as much as the output of rock, this bass was handpicked from a selection of instruments as the bar-none choice ticking all those boxes. It was sampled using the traditional finger and quintessential slap techniques as well as an articulation all-new to EZbass, called left-hand mute. The latter will allow you to produce tight and distinct performances, very much resembling palm mute on an electric guitar and crucial to the sound of these genres.
Funk Fusion EBX features
- A custom and handcrafted top-tier five-string electric bass.
- Ideal for anything from classic funk to modern fusion.
- Sampled using finger, slap and left-hand mute articulations.
- Offering a range from A0 to E4.
- Mix-ready presets covering anything from classic, modern and saturated to semisynthetic tones involving a bass synth layer.
- Comes with a custom MIDI library tailored for funk and fusion.
The new EBX is avaialble to purchase at Toontrack and Best Service for 89 EUR/USD.